ICAM 2009 - 11th International Conference on Advanced Materials
September 20-25, 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Organized by Brazil-MRS (SBPMat)

ICAM 2009 in Rio will be the event for an update on the challenges at the frontiers of material science and related technologies . A galaxy of distinguished scientists will deliver plenary and public lectures at the conference.

At IUMRS-ICAM which will be held in Rio technical symposia, plenary lectures and an exhibition are envisaged. Each symposium will have invited talks, contributed oral and poster presentations. A range of topics of contemporary importance for science, engineering and technology of materials will be highlighted.

For more information, please visit the event website.

Second World Materials Summit on Advanced Materials in Energy Applications and Sustainable Society Development
October 12-15, 2009, Suzhou, China
Sponsored & Organized by C-MRS, E-MRS, MRS, and IUMRS

Brochure (PDF) | Registration Form (DOC) | General Program (PDF)

The main interests will be focused on "advanced energy materials and sustainable development of the society". The summit will invite about 100 distinguished scientists, governmental officials and entrepreneurs all over the world to present the current industrial status, recent research achievements, and government policies in the field of advanced materials for energy application and to discuss the development policies and the future of the advanced energy materials.

The main topics of this summit will be:

A. Solar energy and photovoltaic cell materials
B. Nuclear energy materials
C. Hydrogen energy related materials and fuel cell
D. Environment-friendly battery materials
E. The materials for biomass energy
F. Other energy materials